The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03
GOOD CROPS, GOOD CHEER. AND GOOD
FELLOWSHIP.
Behold, How Good and How Pleas
ant it is for Brethren to Dwell
Torefher I'm Unity.
N1NErY-SIX. s. c., Aug. 2,

NINETYSSIX. =. e., Aug. z 1877.
Last Sunday was quiet day in our town
No preaching in any Of the churches The
+! usual fifth Sunday School union did not take
place on account Of the failure OF the Super
fntendent to procure speaker for the oc
Messrs. James Bozeman and jeff. D. Moore
are on visit TO friends In Cokesbury.,
| Mr.. G. Henry Moore and wife. of Abheville
were visiting DIR. Bozeman and family last
Add few more seed and turn your cnt
stubhle for a fall crop. Now is good Time 10
! do Il.
Capt G. r. Jackson who Is n man of extend
ed experience, says the BERKSHIRE hog is the
best hng he ever saw. His Judgment Is
worth s9me,hinE to persons who contemplate
MIR. j. L. Shunate left on yesterday morn.
ing for m extended "trip through Upper south
Carolina and western North Carolina. Ho
travels by private conveyance. driving his
fine pair of Hamli oniuns to u Davis Surrey
carriage, canopy top.
DESPITE the rain aud thunder, there was n
good turnout on last Thursday night at Sons
Mr.. i. T. Beacham has put pole to his
phpton and now drives pair:
The Rev. ]. F. Probst and Wife are still al
The farmers OF Ninety.Six township club
are requested to meeL at this place on Thurs,
day the llth instant at 2. NJ. The club Will
he re-oreanlzed.
promises to be an aff,ir Of considerable d.
mrnsions. A full representation from all the
churches in the District is expected.
Our grumbling farmers ut last hive sea.
son, ard are now grumblipg because they
Mr. Thomas McCaslan sold out n large load
of watermeions, averaging about thirty
pounds, at ten cents each. 1t looks low, out
| nevertheless 1t makes money.
| Upto date the Saluda River has behaved
very nicely, contenting itself by remaining
| in its natural channel, thus far insuring an
/ toll of hntfnnS
Ninety.SiX township has turned the tables
and In future will sell corn instead OF red
The farmers club met on last Saturday eve
represent them ut an election of cotton
weigher which was held on yesterday. the
lst instant: w. 4. Sanders, I; G Lipscomh'
Y. T. Huff Jas c Griffin, j: W. hipST"mHh; H:oJ J.
Mr.. George Clatworthy. popular CONNER
ciul traveller, spent last Sabbath In our town.
Rev. $. Leslie Morris has been preaching
for several days to an appreciative congrega'
Capt. r. F. McCaslan and Mr.. James Rogers
have been attending the meeting at Chapell's.
| Miss Kate Steck Of Walhalia. who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. G. c. Probst, has re-
MIR. +. S. Addison and wife are on visit tn
| friends I'm Greenville.
Quite a number of gentlemen from TIL III
| Frazier will carry some stock.
| Mr.. VIII Sanders has the prettiest pair ol
| English settlers in the county,.
! The Majors race between FLAX Tale Jane
and Mr.. Shumates trotter did not come of
| track too heavy.
of the Grand Division Of Sons Of Temperance
which met at Abbeville last week.
| The Cross Hill nine and the Ninety-Six nine
will cross bats at Cow Grove next Saturday
evening.
James Anderson, colored will give a "pay
barbecue" in "Cow Grove" on next Saturday
He especially invites his white friends. who
will have his earnest attention.
Mr. Mabry Is visiting his cousin Mr.. Ben
| Ross
Faint heart neer won fair lady" That Ii
Mr. John Adams way Of putting It, Neither
| rain, snow water, nor rivers OF water, will
check him In his wild career.
| Mr. James Rogers sold handsome pair o
Berkshire pigs to an Edgefeld gentleman
lately.
Chickens and eggs are In demand.
| The German millet that was sowp at the
| proper time Is now in full head and looks
;inely. The yield will be good.
| If the seasons hold out, Mr.. d. II: Tompk in'
will make one thousand bushels of peas
which Is entirely extra and independent O
his regular crop.
| Miss Orchard of Atlanta, Is visiting her Bis
| ter Mr.. T. c. Lipscomb.
| Trial Justice Moore was called tn Green
| wood last week TO sit with Justice Blake In Q
habeaS corpus caSe.
Mr.. E. Y. Sheppard has sold out his
| Norman horses to Mr.. j. A. A. w. Clark. q
Mr. W. II. Sadler paid off his lien last yeal
| with pumpkins. This Is enterprise.
| Mr. w. T. HUFF says 1t will rain forty days
| Because II rainer on the first OF the "dpg
LAYS" is his reason. EAST END.